…the CD, whose song subjects range from  a Southern murder and incest ballad through a heartfelt story of death on a cancer ward, via stories of post-traumatic stress for desert war veterans and childhood memories, has whizzed up the UK charts.

Now the singer, on her first proper UK tour since 2012, is delighting both her new and established fans.

She came to the Tivoli in Wimborne on Monday 16th March with her excellent band – pianist, accordionist, arranger and husband Barry Walsh, percussionist, lap-steel and guitar player Christine Bougie from Toronto and newcomer, bassist Conor McCreanor from Ireland…

To read this review in its entirety, view it at The Fine Times Recorder.